Ostpreussisches Wortschatzkästchen

East Prussia is history, the last true East Prussians are old, their homeland is memory. What has remained shows itself at best as a monument, as a memorial, as history - or in language. In the process, however, the old reality actually comes alive! For who is supposed to be able to understand what "anpremsen" means if they don't know the phenomenon that after the Christmas feasts the old clothes no longer fit?! And the name of the shoes (!) of young girls - Katzkeles - already sounds like suppleness and stubbornness. So it is not surprising that the number of terms is long, the number of idiosyncrasies anyway. Many things remain untranslatable, so that well-founded explanations have to help - like those by Klaus Papies. And then you think: "Yes, I know that too!" In Klaus Papies' lovingly designed collection of words, the vanished world of everyday East Prussians can be found again, of farmers, craftsmen and small traders: with their expressions, idioms and experiences. They bring a down-to-earth, tangible culture to life with heart and mischievousness. The North German author has spent many years compiling this collection and commenting on it profoundly. A real treasure chest. The East Prussian language as a reflection of the world of that time - and as its rich memory.